Up on the Downs as the rain hits.


I needed this.

The pond at Woods Mill, Henfield, Sussex

Some notes on Substack Notes.


Storm brewing in the deer park.


Reach for the sky.


20 years ago today.


Like father, like daughters.

Two girls taking photos.

Down by the sea on a blustery day.

two men standing by the sea on Shoreham Beach.

Sunrise over Shoreham Beach, during the Easter Sunday dawn service.

Sunrise over Shoreham Beach.

Beach life.

Lancing Beach.

358 tabs open on my iPad Pro. I suspect my Easter project should be cleaning them down.

(It was over 400 before my morning coffee.)


My annual subscriber patch is here from Outdoor Swimmer magazine. I love these.

A subscriber patch and the latest copy of Outdoor Swimmer magazine.

The girls are eating fish fingers and custard.

Yes, they’ve just watched The Eleventh Hour.


I sometimes think the local birds eat better than we do…


Iris wanted to watch some Doctor Who. So, we started at the beginning. The very beginning…


Lots of writing to do today — so lots of coffee will be drunk…

A coffee brewing in a V60.

Two damn decades of writing the same blog.

Yes, One Man & His Blog is 20 today.


Wood and tile.

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Your Sunday morning swimming pool white board wisdom.


After spending most of the winter feeling cold when out and about, I bought myself a new coat in the sales — just in time for one last cold snap.

#mbmar 📷 Prompt: zip

The zip on a Passenger coat.

Started reading: Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow 📚


Sometimes solitude is possible, even in the heart of London.

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A deserted London street at night.

The perfect weather for a beach walk this afternoon.

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A rather lovely hagstone - and a deep one - found on a quick beach walk this afternoon, trying to burn off some of my daughter’s energy. She’s home today because of the teachers’ strike.

A hagstone on the beach.

Your swimming pool whiteboard wisdom for the day.

A sign saying “Rivers know this: there is no hurrry, We shall get there some day.” A.A.Milne